Anvil Studio Alternatives

Anvil Studio is described as 'Free Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/98 program designed for people who want to:' and is a music production app in the audio & music category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Anvil Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps. The best Anvil Studio alternative is LMMS, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Anvil Studio are FL Studio, MuseScore Studio, Ableton Live and GarageBand.

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  1. ACID Pro icon
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    Experience transformative music production with multitrack recording, comprehensive MIDI sequencing, legendary looping, and Transparent Technology for seamless creative flow without barriers in professional audio creation and post-production.

    62 ACID Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Bosca Ceoil icon
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    Bosca Ceoil is all about looping, and designed that way at its heart. Songs are built up from lots of tiny 16 note patterns – the intended workflow is that you loop over these single patterns until you have something you like, then you start making variations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Adobe AIR
     
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    Comments about Bosca Ceoil as an Alternative to Anvil Studio
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    It's a really easy-to-learn music composer, and you'll get used really quick to the 16-bit sounds. It has the full General Midi soundfont, and is beginner-friendly. And best of all, it's completely free.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Bosca Ceoil icon
    Bosca Ceoil icon
    • Bosca Ceoil is Free and Open SourceAnvil Studio is Free and Proprietary
  3. LilyPond icon
     41 likes

    GNU LilyPond is a computer program for music engraving. One of LilyPonds major goals is to produce scores that are engraved with traditional layout rules, reflecting the era when scores were engraved by hand.

    49 LilyPond alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about LilyPond as an Alternative to Anvil Studio
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    LilyPond isn't actually a composition tool--it's meant for producing sheet music layouts.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    LilyPond icon
    • LilyPond is Free and Open SourceAnvil Studio is Free and Proprietary
    • LilyPond is CustomizableAnvil Studio is not according to our users
  4. Avid Sibelius icon
     35 likes

    Professional music notation software for Windows and macOS featuring intuitive, task-based score creation, MIDI and onscreen input, up to 16 staves, guitar tab conversion, Magnetic Layout, dynamic parts updates, text and lyric support, scanning tools, and expressive playback.

    58 Avid Sibelius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPad
     
  5. Efflux icon
     4 likes

    Efflux is a Progressive Web Application allowing you to create music within your browser, either on- or offline on anything from a phone to desktop machine.

    53 Efflux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Frescobaldi icon
     18 likes

    Frescobaldi is a LilyPond sheet music text editor. It aims to be powerful, yet lightweight and easy to use. Frescobaldi is Free Software, freely available under the General Public License.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Yadaw  icon
     1 like

    A lightweight, cross-platform DAW built in Rust with egui, designed for sound design and audio prototyping.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. A groundbreaking music app designed exclusively for Apple Vision Pro. Immerse yourself in a spatial world where music and innovation converge, allowing you to create, manipulate, and explore sound in an entirely new dimension.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • visionOS
     
  9. Aria Maestosa icon
     11 likes

    Aria Maestosa is an open-source (GPL) midi tracker/editor. It lets you compose, edit and play midi files with a few clicks in a user-friendly interface offering keyboard, guitar, drum and controller views.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Denemo icon
     22 likes

    GNU Denemo is a music notation editor that lets you rapidly enter notation for typesetting via the LilyPond music engraver. You can compose, transcribe, arrange, listen to the music and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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